The Seeds of Hope Requiem was written by Penny Stone in memory of her amazing feminist mum, Sue Stone, and brings together the words of women from all over the world, spanning from 575 CE until the present day. The requiem is sung in 18 languages and combines a variety of community choir, semi-chorus and soloist acapella singing with cello, violin, percussion and French horn. There are also some singing-together choruses for the audience to join in with that will be taught at the beginning of the concert. There is space in this piece for singing and listening, for sadness and joy, and for connection as well as time spent with our own individual feelings.

Please note that whilst we are honouring the women who have come before us, this is not a women-only event – all genders are welcome, feminism is for everyone! Singing is for everyone. Grief and Joy are for everyone.

If you would like to sing in the community chorus or come to a workshop ahead of the concert, the booking form is here: https://snappytickets.co.uk/events/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem-workshops-and-concert/

If you’d like to read more about this piece and what to expect, here are some FAQs: https://singlouderthanguns.com/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem/#FAQ

And you can hear a few wee snippets here: https://youtu.be/8EGTKjLgjbc?si=4iB2SIlwvABPuQ2u

Accessibility info:

The concert will be in the Sanctuary at St. Marks’s, which is on the ground floor, is accessible to wheelchairs, and there are accessible toilets on the same level.

This concert is charged on a pay-what-you-can scale, and if the lower end of this is still too much for you, please just drop me a line and I’ll put you aside a free ticket, no questions asked. If you are in a position to pay the standard or slightly higher ‘supporters’ rate, please do so to help me enable everyone who would like to participate.

Patchwork:

As part of the requiem project we have made three patchwork panels remembering amazing women, and we are collecting for a fourth panel. If you would like to make a patch remembering someone you will find all the details here: https://singlouderthanguns.com/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem-patchwork/